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Dit is Hindustan!

De geschiedenis is getuige van velen ...

... dynastie�n die hebben geregeerd met zwaard en bloed,

Sinds 1011 AD, talloze indringers ...

... hebben dit land verwoest en geplunderd,

En toen kwamen de Mughals,

Ze maakten van India hun thuis, liefde en respect geven,

Opgericht door Babur, de Mughal-dynastie doorgegeven van Humayun aan zijn zoon, Akbar,

Van alle Mughal-keizers, bereikte Akbar de grootste hoogten -

Jalaluddin Mohammad Akbar!

De eerste Mughal-keizer om op Indiase bodem te worden geboren ...

... Akbar is geboren in een hindoe-Rajput thuis,

En er was prinses Jodhaa ...

... die ook in Rajputana werd geboren,

In Amer,

Dochter van koning Bharmal ...

... en koningin Padmavati,

Jodhaa is verloofd ...

... met Prins Ratan Singh van Ajabgarh,

De Rajputs - werden onderwezen in de kunst van het vechten vanaf de kindertijd ...

... om hun gezinnen en huizen te beschermen ...

... en koninkrijk!

Maan Singh!

Broer Sujamal!

Onder de krijgers, was Prins Sujamal ...

... Jodhaa's neef,

Sujamal hield van Jodhaa als een zuster,

Hij was aan haar zijde wanneer ze wenkte,

Je kunt een beter schilderij maken!

Bharmal werd tot koning gekroond, na het overlijden van de vader van Sujamal,

Sujamal bleef ge�soleerd ...

... omdat zijn lot zou hem ver van Amer brengen,

De toekomst van prinses Jodhaa zou haar ook leiden ...

... weg van de Rajputana-provincies,

En nu is het 1555!

De Mughal-dynastie was bijna afgelopen ...

... in navolging van keizer Humayun onopzettelijke dood,

Profiterend van de situatie, Koning Hemu greep de troon van Delhi,

Een grote strijd volgde ... in Panipat!

Aan ��n kant was koning Hemu ...

... met een leger dat twee keer zo groot is dan het leger van Mughal,

Aan de andere kant ...

... was Bairam Khan, Keizer Humayun's loyale generaal ...

... die de 13-jarige Jalaluddin trainde om de mantel van zijn vader aan te nemen,

Je moet Hindustan consolideren!

Je moed zal tot overwinning leiden.

Ik, Bairam Khan, loyale dienaar van de Mughal-dynastie ...

... herinner je er nog eens aan ...

... de toekomst van de Mughals ligt in jouw handen.

Tot hij zijn laatste adem uitblies had je vader, Keizer Humayun, maar ��n droom -

Om de Mughal-vlag te zien vliegen over Hindustan.

Als God het wil, ben jij het, wie zal zijn droom vervullen!

Lang leve keizer Jalaluddin Mohammad!

Bereid je voor om aan te vallen!

Als we koning Hemu kunnen doden, zal zijn leger zich verspreiden.

Hemu's ogen alleen zijn zichtbaar, onbeschermd door pantser.

Stel een boogschutter aan die hem in de ogen moet raken.

Soldaten en ruiters! Aanvallen!

Bereid je voor om op te laden!

Uwe glorieuze majesteit!

Voor het eerst vandaag laat je zwaard zijn waarde bewijzen.

Volg de verrader ...

... en breng glorie aan de naam Ghazi!

Hij is slechter dan een dode man, Khan Baba. Hoe kan ik hem verslaan?

Als je dat niet doet, zal het leger het verkeerd ...

... en niet geloven dat je een echte Ghazi bent.

Doe wat ik beveel!

Soldaten

Mijn dappere Mughal-soldaten!

Net als zijn voorouders ...

... ook onze keizer Jalaluddin Mohammad, is een echte Ghazi!

Een glorieuze toekomst voor de jonge keizer!

Dit is hoe Bairam Khan is herwonnen de troon van Delhi voor de jonge keizer,

Voor de komende zes jaar, Bairam Khan probeerde Hindustan te consolideren ...

... door afgezanten te sturen met proclamaties aan naburige provincies,

Dit besluit is verzonden door Keizer Jalaluddin Mohammad!

Lijn je koninkrijk uit, binnen een maand naar het Mughal-rijk!

En als een loyaal onderwerp, betaal de Jizya-belasting en andere belastingen.

Als je het besluit van de keizer verwerpt ...

... dan zul je de toorn van Jalaluddin tegenkomen!

Deze ongehoorzaamheid wordt als een misdrijf beschouwd.

Daders en hun koninkrijken zal worden vernietigd.

Bij decreet van de keizer van Hindustan ...

...Jalaluddin Mohammad!

Vertel het uw keizer, hij zal mijn koninkrijk niet hebben!

Wij, Rajputs, zijn niet gewend aan dergelijke orders. Ik heb wat tijd nodig.

Ik...

...accepteer!

Maar ... we hebben ook bepaalde voorwaarden.

Ik zal Ajabgarh niet geven!

Gooi hem eruit!

Bereid je voor om aan te vallen!

Alle voorbereidingen treffen gemaakt, Khan Baba?

Jalal, het leger van Mughal wacht op je signaal.

Was er een laatste kans op vrede gegeven?

- Chughtai Khan! - Uwe Majesteit...

... onze vredesverklaring is teruggestuurd.

O grote en prachtige keizer, onthoof hem!

Nee, Khan Baba.

Een koning in gevangenschap is overgeleverd aan onze genade.

Hij moet worden vergeven, niet onthoofd!

Vergeef me, majesteit ...

... als loyale bewaarder ...

... zal ik de glorie moeten bewaren van het Mughal-rijk.

Genoeg, Khan Baba! Niet meer.

Jalal!

Vergeet niet dat je de toekomst bent van het Mughal-rijk.

Ik, Bairam Khan, hebt u gemaakt, O beschermer van de wereld!

Ik heb het rijk zo zorgvuldig gebouwd ... en nu vernietig je het.

Loyaliteit kan een man onbeschaamd maken.

Ik heb opstand gezien vertroebeling van je zicht, Khan Baba.

Dit is de eerste keer, Ik heb je zwaard gestopt.

Weet u waarom?

Omdat vanaf nu ... Ik mijn eigen beslissingen zal nemen!

Vanaf nu, na elke strijd ...

... wil ik dat er genade getoond wordt aan krijgsgevangenen.

Vandaag verklaar ik ...

... krijgsgevangenen worden niet tot slaaf gemaakt. Het is ongepast.

Ja, ik wil dit land regeren.

Maar regeer het met, menselijkheid en medeleven.

Ik had je verkeerd begrepen.

Had ik maar geweten...

... ik zou geen reservering hebben gehad door te heersen onder uw soevereiniteit.

- Chughtai Khan! - Op deze manier, uwe hoogheid!

Het is nu mijn verlangen, dat jij ontzorg uzelf van verantwoordelijkheid ...

... en wijd je leven aan Allah! Ga op bedevaart naar Mekka.

Uwe Majesteit!

Nog een provincie staat nu onder Mughal-heerschappij.

Hoe zit het met Rajputana?

Uwe Majesteit, hun grenzen zijn onverzettelijk.

De koningen van Rajputana hebben onze soevereiniteit ronduit verworpen!

De Rajputs!

Liefhebbers van het zwaard, de dapperste van de dapperen!

Uwe Hoogheid!

Wat is de reden voor deze onderbreking.

Vergeef me. De koningin vraagt om de prinses.

Vertel de koningin-moeder, dat ik haar binnenkort zal vergezellen.

Zoals je wenst.

Jodhaa, dit is niet eerlijk!

Ik stond op het punt om te winnen toen de bediende me afleidde.

Overwinning is overwinning, broer. Ik heb je verslagen!

Broeder Sujamal, onthoud -

een moment van afleiding kan de uitkomst van het duel veranderen.

Een lichte afleiding kan nederlaag brengen ... of de dood!

- Jij bent het die me dat heeft geleerd! - Ja dat weet ik.

Nu leert de student de leraar.

Geen lesgeven, alleen herinneren.

Laat me je vertellen. Je vaardigheden zijn indrukwekkend.

Een goede student neemt kennis op snel en goed.

Zoals jij, Jodhaa!

Werkelijk? Dus ik ben een goede student. Met dank aan een wijze leraar zoals jij.

- Je nieuwe leraar is wijzer. - Een nieuwe leraar? Wie is dat?

De koningin.

Je moeder zal je leren, wat vrouwen moeten weten.

U zult snel worden weggevoerd in een palanquin.

Maar ik heb een voorwaarde!

Ik wil niet trouwen voordat vader u benoemt tot kroonprins!

- Maar... - Mijn laatste woord!

Jodhaa, je moet geen onredelijke eisen stellen.

Maar het is waar! Ik heb vader je vaardigheden horen prijzen.

Hij spreekt over je moed. En de vele toernooien die je hebt gewonnen ...

... je bent bedreven in oorlogvoering en verdient het om te worden gekroond.

Nu is er niets om zich zorgen over te maken. Heb ik gelijk?

Laat het gebed beginnen - In de naam van Lord Surya ...

Op deze gunstige dag van Dussehra ...

... het is tijd voor belangrijke mededelingen!

Mijn eerste aankondiging is::

De teugels van Amer zullen in de handen zijn van Bhagwan Das.

Ten tweede:

Sujamal ... zal ondergeschikt zijn aan Bhagwan Das.

En nu voor het nieuws, je hebt er lang op gewacht.

Binnen het jaar, op een gunstige dag, met de zegeningen van Godin Jamvai Mata ...

... prinses Jodhaa en Prince Ratan Singh ...

... zal worden verenigd in heilig huwelijk!

Gefeliciteerd!

Doe wat verlegenheid!

Een vruchtbare unie!

Waar ga je naar toe? Ze moeten je zoeken.

Geef me je sluier.

- Ga en neem mijn plaats discreet. - Ja.

Broeder, het deed me verdriet om te horen ...

... misschien ... was vader hulpeloos!

Hulpeloos?

Meer ego�stisch en hebzuchtig.

Ik heb geen honger naar macht.

Ik heb nooit iets gezien dat niet van mij is.

Ik vind het niet erg om het koninkrijk te delen met Bhagwan Das en Maan Singh.

Alles wat ik wil is, mijn zelfrespect en eer. En wat rechtmatig van mij is.

En als mij dit wordt geweigerd ...

... onthoud dan Jodhaa, de ondergaande zon zal weer opkomen!

Broeder!

Ik zal op een geschikt moment met de keizer spreken ...

... en vraag hem om aan Koning Bharmal te vragen ...

... om je een aandeel te geven van de Amer troon.

Ik zal je dank verschuldigd zijn, Sharifuddin Hussain!

Wat krijg ik ervoor terug?

Wat wil je?

Om Delhi binnen te vallen!

Binnenvallen ... Delhi?

Als je eenmaal je aandeel Amer hebt, je zult me moeten helpen ...

... om Delhi binnen te vallen.

Maar ben jij niet de zwager van de keizer?

Ja, ik trouwde met Bakshi Banu Begum, Jalaluddin's zus.

Vanwege die alliantie werd ik benoemd als de gouverneur van Ajmer, Nagor en Mewat.

Laat me je iets vertellen Sujamal.

Water en ambitie hebben ��n ding gemeen - ze zwellen altijd op.

Nu wil ik alles van Hindustan!

Erg goed. Ik zal je helpen.

Maar er moet geen bloed worden vergoten in mijn toetreding.

Wat we vreesden is gebeurd!

Sujamal heeft Sharifuddin gevraagd voor hulp om mijn troon te annexeren.

Als er oorlog wordt gevoerd, ons koninkrijk zal worden verwoest.

Duizenden vrouwen zullen weduwe worden. Kinderen wees.

Alleen al de gedachte doet me beven.

Het heeft geen zin om onschuldige mensen te laten afslachten.

Chandrabhanji...

... zou het niet verstandig zijn om vrede te sluiten met de Mughals ...

... en bied Jalaluddin een vriendschappelijke hand aan?

- Doe dat en word een verrader! - Een alliantie met de Mughals?

Geen groter voorbeeld van verraad.

Je wordt zeker als een verrader beschouwd.

Het doet me ook pijn. Maar laat me je vertellen ...

... ik ga mijn mensen redden voor een nederlaag, dood en rampspoed ...

... door het Mughal-verdrag te accepteren!

Goed, koning Bharmal ...

... laat me je waarschuwen en de mensen van Amer ...

... vanwege uw beslissing ...

... er zullen geen allianties plaatsvinden tussen onze families ...

... voor huidige en toekomstige generaties! - Niet alleen Ajabgarh!

Alle Rajputana zullen banden met u verbreken!

Rajaji, welkom bij Sanganer!

Zijne Majesteit heeft Chandrabhanji's bericht gezien.

Hij zal je hier ontmoeten, in de olifantenarena.

- Waar is Zijne Majesteit? - Zijne Majesteit? Precies daar.

Wilde olifanten en paarden temmen is het favoriete tijdverdrijf van de keizer.

Dit is geen sport meer!

Uwe Majesteit, Koning Bharmal van Amer ...

... Hoofd van de Kachhaawaas - een geweldige Rajput-dynastie wacht op je.

Welkom!

Groeten, Uwe Majesteit!

Wij prijzen uw moed. Een werkelijk verbazingwekkende prestatie!

Ik nodig je uit voor mijn koninklijke tent.

Ik zal verheugd zijn om je daar te verwelkomen, Rajaji.

Zoals je wenst!

Op je hoede!

De kroon van de mughals ...

... de keizer van Hindustan ...

... Jalaluddin Mohammad nadert!

Welkom. ik ben vereerd je hebt zo ver gereisd om me te zien.

Mag ik het doel van dit bezoek weten?

Ik wens het koninkrijk van Amer op te nemen onder Mughal-soevereiniteit.

Ik ben blij en trots om te horen dat je Amer aan ons toevertrouwt.

Ik wil nog een kwestie ... bespreken ...

Ga verder alsjeblieft.

In prive...

Verspreiden!

Bid alsjeblieft.

Je moet de hand accepteren ... van mijn dochter, prinses Jodhaa!

En dit zal een huwelijk van zijn alliantie tussen de Mughals en Amer.

Ik kan het begrijpen... de reden achter je stilte ...

- Waarschijnlijk... - Begrijp me niet verkeerd.

Ik waardeer je moed in je gedachten.

Ik ben vereerd met uw voorstel. En ik dank je daarvoor.

Laat me erover nadenken.

Pas na een bezoek aan het heiligdom van Saint Moinuddin Chisti ...

... zal ik je mijn antwoord sturen.

Zoals het u uitkomt!

Help me, Khwaja! Help me.

Ik ben naar je heilige heiligdom gekomen met een droom -

De droom van een geconsolideerde Hindustan onder de Mughal-hemel.

Bid tot Allah om mij te helpen deze droom te verwezenlijken, o heilige!

Amen!

Moge vrede met je zijn!

- Sharifuddin, alles goed? - Ja Uwe Majesteit!

Ja, Khan Baba?

Jalal, er was bijna een rel op weg naar Ajmer ...

... toen sommige Hindu Rajputs ...

... moslim pelgrims tegenhielden om naar dit heiligdom te komen.

Daardoor verspreidt de onrust zich.

Zulke religieuze rellen, kan op een dag ramp veroorzaken.

Zal meer veiligheid op de Ajmer-route helpen?

Majesteit, orders worden uitgevoerd!

Veel meer plaatsen hebben toezicht nodig, Sharifuddin.

Afgezien van Ajmer zijn er ... plunderingen en overvallen op de route ...

... leidend naar de Gujarat-poorten.

Dat veroorzaakt problemen voor de Haj-pelgrims.

Onder wie valt de provincie Ajmer?

Koning Bharmal van Amer.

Khan Baba! Wees zo vriendelijk en stuur mijn bericht naar koning Bharmal.

Ik accepteer zijn voorstel van een alliantiehuwelijk met zijn dochter.

En vooral vermelden -

Om vrede en eenheid te verzekeren in de provincie ...

...Ik zal verheugd zijn om dit huwelijk te accepteren!

Maar bedenk dat ze een Rajput is. Een hindoe. Hoe is dit huwelijk mogelijk?

Bedenk uw beslissing alstublieft opnieuw.

Sharifuddin, ik heb er goed over nagedacht.

Het was de gerespecteerde Bairam Khan Baba ...

... die uit mijn naam de touwtjes van de Mughal-regel al jaren in handen had.

Al die jaren ...

Ik heb me vaak afgevraagd ...

... waarom onze voorouders er niet in slaagden alles van Hindustan over te nemen.

Tot nu toe zat ik in een dilemma, hoe deze droom waar te maken.

Het doel was duidelijk, maar de manier waarop was onbekend!

Een alliantiehuwelijk. Een nieuwe band. Een goddelijk signaal van Allah.

Ik dank u, Almachtige Allah, om me de weg te hebben gewezen.

Khan Baba, breng mijn boodschap van acceptatie over.

Maar vader, hij is een Mughal!

Eerder had ik ook geen keus ...

... toen ik verloofd was Prins Ratan Singh van Ajabgarh.

Ik overtuigde mijn hart om hem te accepteren.

Maar nu ben ik getrouwd met een man ...

... die tot een andere religie behoort.

Jodhaa, als je vader, begrijp ik wat je doormaakt.

Je hart was vertrokken door met Prins Ratan Singh trouwen.

Maar zij zijn het die de alliantie hebben verbroken!

Het doet me pijn om het te vragen. Als het niet voor je vader is ...

... dan omwille van uw volk ...

... voor de provincie Amer ...

... zul je jouw geluk moeten opofferen.

Ik hoor dat je een bericht van Agra hebt. Ga je broer trouwen?

ik vraag me af waarom het zo snel is besloten.

Moeder maakt een tour door de provincie.

- We moeten meteen gaan. Er is veel nodig ... - Beheers je emoties, Begum!

Heb je enig idee met wie hij trouwt?

The Princess of Amer.

Een hindoe!

Luister goed! Ik zal deze onzuivere ceremonie niet bijwonen.

En jij ook niet!

Luister alstublieft...

Broeder, vergeef me.

Beste broer, ik heb je hulp nodig, Red me alsjeblieft, de jouwe, Jodhaa,

Nee. Hoe kan ik deze brief naar Sujamal sturen?

- Als ik weet dat hij lijdt. - Vergeef me, Jodhaa.

Wat als Prins Ratan Singh heroverweegt je te trouwen?

Als je hem gewoon vertelt dat je tegen dit huwelijk bent. Dan...

Nee, Madhavi. Daarmee zal ik vader pijn doen.

Hij is er van overtuigd dat deze alliantie ons koninkrijk zal beschermen.

Verspreiden

Er is een uitweg.

Waarom geen plaatsvervangster sturen om met hem te trouwen?

Hij heeft je nog nooit gezien.

Nee moeder. Als de Mughal-keizer de waarheid ontdekt ...

... zal Amer zijn toorn onder ogen moeten zien.

Ze zullen het zeker ontdekken.

Dan, mijn liefste ...

... bewaar deze flacon met gif ...

... vergif drinken is beter dan je eer verliezen!

O betoveraar van het hart

O betoveraar van het hart

Mijn geliefde Krishna, let op mij

Heer, waarom ik?

Hoe zal ik vrede vinden zonder U?

Dag en nacht verlang ik naar jou

Verlaat je heilige steden Kashi en Mathura

Kom en verblijf in mijn ogen

Hoe zal ik vrede vinden zonder U?

Mijn geliefde Krishna, dag en nacht verlang ik naar jou

- Ja, prinses? - Ik heb een beslissing genomen.

Ik wens de keizer te ontmoeten voordat ik toestemming geef om te trouwen.

Ik heb bepaalde voorwaarden.

En daarvoor heeft ze gevraagd ...

... de aanwezigheid van uwe majesteit in haar koninklijke tent.

Wat zijn deze voorwaarden?

Ze zijn mij onbekend!

Het spijt me, ze heeft geweigerd het me te vertellen.

Ik heet u welkom...

... ik kan de woorden niet vinden om mijn waardering te uiten ...

... dat je het ermee eens was om naar me te komen luisteren.

Ik heb twee voorwaarden -

Alleen als hieraan wordt voldaan, zal ik met je trouwen.

En wat zijn ze?

Mijn eerste voorwaarde -

Ik zal mij worden toegestaan om mijn religie, mijn geloof te behouden ...

... volg mijn gewoonten en tradities ...

... en in geen geval, zal ik worden gedwongen tot bekering!

Accepteer je dit?

En?

Ik wil toestemming om een beeld van mijn God mee te nemen. Voor mij ...

... en voor Hem, zal er een tempel in mijn kamer worden gebouwd!

Dit zijn mijn twee voorwaarden.

King Bharmal's daughter has put two conditions before me.

Alleen als ik ze ontmoet ...

... zal ze toestemming geven om met me te trouwen.

Haar eerste voorwaarde:

Ze wil haar religie en tradities graag behouden.

En de tweede:

In haar paleis zou een tempel moeten worden gebouwd in het fort Mughal.

Dit is de eerste keer dat ik het heb meegemaakt de legendarische Rajput-trots en waardigheid.

Ik groet de prinses van Amer voor de onverschrokken moed en openhartigheid!

Laat me haar vertellen dat ik ook ...

... op dezelfde grond ben geboren als zij.

En ik heb ook dezelfde moed en openhartigheid!

Ik heb besloten dat de alliantie met prinses Jodhaa van Amer ...

... voor mij acceptabel is!

Zoals Allah wil, zal aan haar eisen worden voldaan tot haar tevredenheid.

Gefeliciteerd!

Majesteit, gefeliciteerd!

Je huwelijk heeft de pelgrims van Ajmer Sharif nieuwe reden gegeven om zich te verheugen.

Een groep soefi's wil graag optreden ter ere van Khwaja Gharib Nawaaz.

Khwajaji, Oh heilige

Khwajaji! Oh meester

Oh welwillende Heeder van de armen

Oh Moinuddin

Oh mijn geliefde Khwaja! Blijf in mijn hart

Oh koning der koningen, oh geliefde van Ali!

Oh mijn geliefde Khwaja! Blijf in mijn hart

Je herstelt het lot van de hulpelozen

Oh heilige, ik heb het goddelijk licht in uw hof gezien

Oh heilige, mannen van God laten hun hoofden zakken in uw rechtbank

Je bent de peer van het rijk van Hindal Jij bent het toppunt

In hunkering naar U, geliefde Khwajaji ...

... we hebben de profeet gevonden, de uitverkorene

Mijn meester heeft me naar U geleid

Mijn meester heeft me naar U geleid Ik heb mijn toevlucht in jou gevonden

Al mijn problemen zijn voorbij

Nu ben ik ��n met u

Hoe trots ik ook ben om ��n met U te zijn. het is maar klein

Ik zal de plaats nooit verlaten waar je voeten rusten

Wat is de reden voor deze strengheid?

Vindt u dit huwelijk niet leuk?

Islam geeft vrouwen gelijke rechten om een huwelijk te ontbinden.

Als je dit huwelijk niet wilt ...

... kies het pad van de 'Khulla' en ontsla jezelf van dit huwelijk.

Het is jouw recht!

Je kunt deze band verbreken en vrij zijn.

Uw gewoontes kan 'khulla' toestaan,

Maar voor ons bindt het huwelijk ons zeven levens lang.

Ik ben je dankbaar, voor het accepteren van mijn eisen.

Ik weet het niet, waarom mijn geest vervuld is van twijfel.

Mijn gedachten zijn niet gemaakt vrede met dit huwelijk.

Misschien is het omdat onze religie en culturen zijn zo verschillend.

Ik heb mijn toestemming gegeven voor dit huwelijk ...

... toch doet mijn hart dat niet sta me toe dicht bij je te zijn!

Ik respecteer jou.

Ik waardeer je gevoelens.

Ik zal mezelf niet opdringen.

Ik zal dicht bij je zijn wanneer, Als God het wil, staat uw hart het toe.

Moge Allah je vrede geven!

Waar is de keizer?

Hij vertrekt naar Malwa op dringende zaken.

Is alles goed, Jodhaa?

Ja.

De keizerin Hamida Banu Begum, moeder van de keizer!

Welkom schat.

Moge Allah je beschermen tegen het boze oog en houd je goed en gelukkig!

Amen! Zo zal het zijn!

Laat me je voorstellen. Dit is Maham Anga ...

... de natte verpleegster van Jalaluddin. Ze is als een moeder voor hem.

Ze is ook een minister in het Mughal Court.

Onthoud ��n ding, Maham Anga heeft een speciale status.

Jalal beschouwt haar boven alle anderen.

Meer dan mij. Ik ben meestal weg geweest.

Ze koesterde Jalal tijdens mijn 15-jarige afwezigheid.

Hij kan mijn woord negeren, maar nooit van haar.

Wees niet bang, prinses.

Dit is jouw thuis!

Salima, begeleid de prinses naar haar koninklijke kamer.

Ja Uwe Majesteit.

Wacht! Een ritueel moet nog worden gedaan.

Rajput-volkslied over een nieuwe bruid

Loop deze kant op, keizerin, met je mooie gekleurde voeten.

De wind waait verkeerd richting. Bekijk haar elke stap!

Kom, mijn keizerin! De vrouwenpaleizen, de koninklijke harem!

Dit is je koninklijke kamer. Het heeft vijf secties -

De eerste is voor vergaderingen, de Goshay Mulaakaat!

Ontmoet Shaak en Shurukh. Ze leren snel ...

... en herhaal elk woord dat ze horen.

Dit is je slaapkamer, de Khwabgah ...

... uw kleedkamer, de Toshak Khana ...

... je galerij, de Jharokha en je gebedsruimte, de Tasbih Khana!

Maar ... je hebt de Tasbih Khana niet nodig.

Zal ik doen, Ni'mat. Ik zal hier mijn Krishna-tempel hebben.

Dus nu zullen we Hindoe devotionele liederen horen weergalmen in het fort Mughal. Ok�?

Ni'mat!

We hebben gehoord van uw voorwaarden. U verdient alle lof, keizerin!

Wees gerust, dit zijn de Mughals. Een prachtige tempel zal worden gebouwd.

Niet prachtig. Een kleine tempel is wat ik verlang.

Geef dit bericht alstublieft door aan de keizer.

Ja, keizerin!

Aandacht! Stilte!

Laat iedereen weten! Vouw je handen!

Laat je ogen zakken! Crown of the Mughals! Heer van zijn onderdanen!

Erfgenaam van Timor! Juweel van Babur! Zoon van Humayun!

Barmhartige beschermer! Beroemd in het heelal!

De keizer van Hindustan!

Jalaluddin Mohammad, vereert deze rechtbank met zijn aanwezigheid!

Lang leve Keizer Jalaluddin Mohammad!

Minister van Financi�n, Todarmalji ...

Uwe majesteit, de oorlog en belastingen en veroorzaken inflatie ...

... het raakt de gewone man het hardst. Oorlog vernietigt de economie!

Je hebt helemaal gelijk, Todarmalji!

Dit heeft speciale aandacht nodig.

We zullen het bespreken in de Diwan-E-Khas! (Private Audience Hall)

Laten we doorgaan.

Majesteit, we hebben nieuws dat je zwager ...

... Sharifuddin Hussain, heeft het bestuur van Ajmer overgenomen.

En hij deed dit omdat hij niet tevreden is ...

... met je huwelijk aan de Rajput-prinses.

Stilte, Adham Khan! Wij zullen priv� spreken over familieruzies.

No, Khan Baba. Let Adham Khan continue...

Forgive me, Your Majesty!

Sharifuddin doubts your abilities and intelligence as Emperor.

He even dared to say...

because of this marriage you will cause the ruin of the Mughal dynasty.

He has crossed all boundaries of respect by spreading this to all.

Sharifuddin!

Your Majesty...

...ignore him. A frog can only leap so high!

But Sharifuddin has a point, Madam Maham Anga.

Your Majesty...

...was this the only way to consolidate the Empire?

Pardon my impertinence...

...but may I suggest that your heart is taking control of your mind.

What compelled you to marry a Hindu?

It was an administrative decision, Head of the Ullemas. Of benefit to everyone.

Measures taken for the country's welfare...

...shouldn't be construed as anti-religious.

You are right. But our sore point is...

...why was a temple built in the fort?

It is a blow to our hearts!

Shaikh Mubarak Sahib... Saadir Adaasi Sahib!

Circumstances compelled me to do what I did.

The well being of the kingdom is utmost in my mind!

Very well, what do you expect from me, respected Sirs?

Forgive me for saying this, Your Majesty...

...the Empress must be kept out of all the common areas in the fort.

And no Islamic tradition should be changed on account of her.

O enchanter of the heart

My beloved Krishna, heed me

How will I find peace without You?

Night and day I pine for You

Abandon Your sacred cities of Kashi and Mathura

Come and dwell in my eyes

How will I find peace without You?

My beloved Krishna, night and day I pine for You

Disperse!

The Royal Court of Public Proceedings is adjourned for the day!

O Divine dancer who resides in Gokul in Vrindavan

Radha, your handmaiden, yearns for the sight of You

O beautiful dusky son of Nanda, beloved Krishna

O forest-dweller, beauty is Your form

I have surrendered body and soul to You

O enchanter of the heart!

Vermilion.

I belong to You, my life belongs to You

I see only You In every reflection

I shall become Your flute And belong to Your lips alone

My heart is flooded with dreams

Why was Shamsuddin Atka Khan appointed Prime Minister, and not me?

It is now clear to me.

You consider Shamsuddin Atka Khan as a father...

...and hence you made him the Prime Minister.

Who addresses the Emperor in such a raised tone?

That is not true!

I believe in his political abilities.

After all, Adham Khan is the Emperor's foster and older brother.

He dares to challenge the Emperor's authority without crown or throne...

- Ni'mat! ... through deceit and injustice!

A thousand scoundrels rolled into one!

I want to know how capable are you, of ruling the kingdom?

You were nothing. But a puppet who danced to Bairam Khan's tune.

Don't forget it was my mother, who guided you.

I too am as capable as you!

Mother, on what grounds could I have appointed him the Prime Minister?

He has committed inhuman and shameful crimes.

He has plundered Malwa! Raped women!

When I declared no prisoner of war be made into a slave...

...or forced to convert, Adham disobeyed my orders!

He has done everything I abhor!

Actions I detest!

He has brought disgrace to the Mughals through his deeds.

And does marrying a Hindu, bring great honour?

Beware, Adham!

Take the Princess's name with respect!

Don't forget she is now the Empress of Hindustan!

I won't tolerate any disrespect to her.

Your Majesty!

Disperse!

It is said that bad times come without warning!

Failing to get Sharifuddin's help...

...Sujamal knocked on other doors to regain his share of the throne,

Prince Ratan Singh of Ajabgarh offered him help,

And so did King Rana Uday Singh of Udaygarh,

To match the military might of Jalaluddin Mohammad...

...we must forget our differences and join hands.

They agreed to help Sujamal, But decided to wait for the right time,

I will wipe out the names...

...of Jodhaa and Jalaluddin from Rajputana's memory!

No. Don't say that, Ranaji.

Jodhaa's plight after marriage, worries me.

What she must be going through.

I know her well.

She must be unhappy. Very unhappy!

Your Majesty, this is a difficult question.

I'd like to reply through an anecdote...

Pray speak!

Your Majesty, the angels were once asked: 'What is heaven? '

They answered: 'Every heart where love dwells is heaven itself'!

Well said!

The angels were then asked, 'What is hell? '

They replied: 'A heart without love is hell itself'!

How true!

Well spoken!

Today's session is over.

People may imagine spring is here Love, too, is bewildered

Fragrance upstages the flowers in the garden

Hidden in the veil of nature is a touch of sorrow

The world around us is mellow Time is slumbering

Lost and forgotten memories fill my heart

Rebels must be dealt with severely.

If a ruler is weak, his kingdom will soon be in disarray.

When it comes to Sharifuddin...

...you will have to exercise caution.

He is beyond, even my control!

Curse my luck! Lost again.

Never mind. Those who lose in this game, win in love.

Me? And love? My luck fails me there too.

Tell me something...

- Have you ever fallen in love? - Why this sudden question?

It's alright, Neelakshi.

To tell you the truth Ni'mat, I'm not sure what love is.

Love? A rainbow of feelings!

But you're unlucky in love. How do you know?

As the palace's Head Eunuch, do you think I spend my time clapping?

Your Majesty...

I have good news.

The Emperor has ordered a Rajput feast in your honour on the day of the Pir.

A Rajput feast? In my honour?

Not mine for sure!

And...

...he has sent you this gift.

It is beautiful!

Kindly tell the Emperor, I like it very much.

Yes, Your Majesty!

This means only one thing. He's trying to woo you.

If that be so, I won't be indifferent either.

What do you... propose to do?

I will cook for the feast.

Hear this! Her delicate hands will grind spices and stir pots.

That will be the day!

You can't do that.

Why not?

Because you are the Empress of Hindustan!

Then I shall cook as a wife, not an Empress!

My! My!

Mir Bakawal, why are you gawking?

It's the first time an Empress has entered the Royal Kitchen.

Your Highness, does our cooking displease you?

She fears you'll make mincemeat of the peas!

At your service...

Prepare the ingredients...

Come on! Hear the menu of the day!

Your Majesty, we got the vessels cleaned, as per your instructions.

What's going on here? Why aren't you preparing lunch?

Weren't you given the menu?

- We have been given the day off. - The day off? By whom?

The Empress of Hindustan.

She will cook a vegetarian Rajput meal with her own hands.

The respected Maham Anga enters the kitchen!

Keep your distance!

There is a difference in dreaming and fulfilling dreams.

Do not fool yourself into believing...

...that you have become an Empress, Princess!

What wrong have I done?

First you had a temple built in Agra fort...

...now you take charge of the kitchen...

...I am understanding everything!

What do you mean? I have taken charge of the kitchen?

Isn't that the right of every married woman?

Never forget...

...your marriage to Jalal is just an alliance.

In exchange for peace.

It might be so for you.

For us marriage is a sacred bond, which ends only in death.

Don't explain the meaning of marriage to me.

What marriage are you talking about?

Which is not yet consummated?

A marriage is complete...

...only when there's an heir.

And since Jalal won't even touch you, an heir?

So Princess Jodhaa, enjoy the world of the Mughals.

But do not try to be part of it.

I...

I can't believe you're saying this.

How do you claim to be like a mother to him?

Yes!

I am his mother!

I have fed him my milk.

Dedicating every waking hour to his well-being.

I have protected him from all harm.

Thanks to me no one has touched him.

An arrow was aimed at him when he was a boy...

...I took it on my chest and saved him!

If anyone tries to come between Jalal and me, I will destroy them.

I have always kept him from harm's eye.

You think I'll leave him exposed to you?

Never!

Rajput Folk Song about Feasts

Your Majesty, the menu today is dal bati churma...

...ker-sangri, pithode, gatte, til-papdi and panchmel sabzi.

For dessert, we have ghevar and sohan halwa.

Well done, Mir Bakawal!

Pardon me, Your Majesty...

...the Rajput Empress has prepared the feast today, not me.

But Mir Bakawal, this feast was supposed to be in her honour.

He is not at fault.

I asked him to let me cook.

Why did you take the trouble?

It's no trouble. I consider it my good fortune.

Pardon me, Your Majesty. Let me remind you...

...according to the law, food served to the Emperor...

...must first be tasted by the cook.

Only then, is it safe for the Emperor to eat.

Since Empress Jodhaa has made the feast today...

...let her say 'Bismillah' and begin.

Matters of security must be respected.

Even the Emperor cannot object.

Taste the food, Empress! Please do the honours.

Your Majesty, the food is safe to be served!

Your Majesty... you may now enjoy the repast.

Bring me the dishes the Empress has tasted.

I wish to eat from the same plate!

Wait!

Do not eat that!

Why not?

It has...

...less salt.

The food is exquisite.

Every morsel deserves praise!

I have enjoyed it so much...

I declare on the day of the Pir, I will only eat vegetarian food...

...from Empress Jodhaa's kitchen!

It is hard to describe this affliction

I wonder to myself

Does she belong to me?

We walk side by side but distance separates us

Like two shores of the ocean that never meet

She is near yet so far

I cannot endure this yearning

A wall of glass keeps us apart

No one should be allowed to trade in grain without our consent.

Another suggestion -

In certain provinces people are suffering from drought.

Their taxes should be waived!

You are right, Khan Baba.

Ensure both the policies are implemented immediately.

Your Majesty!

O my God!

I heard a song My heart chose her

What is this story that time tells me?

O Allah! If the Emperor hears about this, he will free me too!

Their freedom is more important than yours.

If I am filled with sadness

She is forlorn too

Loneliness casts a shadow on our encounters

We meet and yet we do not meet, Flowers bloom and yet they do not

Spring in our eyes, autumn in our hearts

Jodhaa, I do not want to go on this provincial tour, but duty calls.

The Empress sits in the palanquin.

- In the name of Allah! - In the shelter of Allah!

You did well!

Now I will trap her with this.

Trap?

But Mahambi, she wrote this letter before she was married.

- How do you know that? - Neelakshi told me.

Remember! You know nothing.

And don't you dare talk to anyone about this!

Or else...

Princess Jodhaa! Trying to be too clever, is she?

I implore you. I have tried hard to contact you. There's still time.

Come and protect me, my brother. Yours, Jodhaa.

Sujamal, she reminds you of your brotherly duty. You must go!

Have you lost your mind? It's a trap!

Why would she call you to a lion's den?

Entering the Agra fort means, inviting death.

Ranaji, at the cost of losing my life, I will go...

You have indeed lost your mind, Sujamal!

Go if you wish. And spend the rest of your life...

...admiring the dungeons of Agra fort!

I will go.

Sharifuddin, I'm sensing trouble.

I'm in danger of being found out.

The Prime Minister Shamsuddin Atka Khan...

...has discovered that I've embezzled tax money.

Adham, my brother, there's only one way out.

Before Shamsuddin unravels the truth to Todarmal...

...he must be stopped!

Can I be of any help?

After all, I am indebted to you and your mother...

...for my position in the Mughal army.

No.

I will act alone!

Adham, my brother, be cautious...

...whatever you do, don't leave it unfinished.

Taxes have been embezzled in the province of Malwa alone.

Tally the figures in these documents and you will see for yourself.

But Malwa comes under Adham.

- You mean... - I have always suspected him.

Today I have proof too!

Shamsuddin Atka Khan Sahib!

I must praise your auditing and revenue collection skills.

How well you count!

But when it comes to my province Malwa...

...you will have to ignore certain figures.

Consider them a concession.

You forget your responsibility as the Emperor's elder brother.

Moreover you happily extort your province to fill your pockets.

- This is sheer cheating! - Not cheating, a privilege!

I advise you, Khan Baba...

...to not interfere in my affairs or else... - Adham Khan!

Challenging a Prime Minister is no less than challenging the Emperor.

Disaster, Your Majesty!

Adham Khan has entered the women's palace with a sword.

He murdered the Prime Minister!

You insolent, ungrateful wretch. How dare you!

You killed a man, who was like a father to me.

Arrest this miserable wretch!

Today you have crossed all limits!

You killed Khan Baba to hide your heinous crimes!

Not only was he loyal to the Mughal Empire...

...but also a man of God!

I considered him a father.

His punishment is...

...throw him down...

...head first!

No, Jalal!

Carry out the order!

- Is he dead? - No, Your Majesty. He is alive.

Then bring him up. And throw him down again!

Your Majesty...

Keep your distance!

Elder Mother...

...I had to kill Adham for the terrible crime he committed.

Justice demanded his life, Elder Mother.

I understand.

Adham was wrong and had to pay for his crime.

That is why I forgive you, Jalal!

I know that nothing can come between you and the throne.

And in my view...

...Jodhaa too, should not make any such attempt!

Jodhaa?

Why do you speak of her?

Do you know what this is?

A vial of poison!

It was found in Jodhaa's belongings.

My greatest fear is now coming true.

Fear?

Don't forget, even priceless brass turns black!

Find out whom she writes to, besides her family.

What are you insinuating?

She was betrothed to the Prince of Ajabgarh.

Then she married you. Why?

She is an assassin sent by the Rajputs in disguise of a beautiful wife.

Are you saying that...

...she sent a message to the Prince of Ajabgarh?

You are no longer a child, Jalal.

She's your wife!

Yet why does she resist intimacy?

Because...

...she's still in love with that Rajput Prince of Ajabgarh.

Someone is coming to see her soon.

No matter how much light, a mirror reflects, it has a dark side.

How is my Jodhaa?

I was worried about you. Why did you want to meet me in secret?

You mentioned in your letter that you're coming to take me away? But why?

I knew you were unhappy. I read your letter and came at once.

- Letter? What letter? - The one that you sent.

I sent no letter.

What do you mean?

- Here it is and your rakhi too. - This rakhi...

I did... write this letter before I got married.

But never sent it, thinking you had your own worries.

How are you, brother?

Me? I am well.

Just wandering about without kingdom or home.

Never mind me. I was worried about you all along.

Brother, I am happy here.

Happy? What do you mean?

You were forced to marry and you say you're happy?

It's not as you think.

The Emperor did not convert me. He even built a temple for me.

What?

I knew nothing of this.

I am saddened by what you have endured, brother.

One thing still bothers me.

If you didn't send me the letter, then who did?

Arrest him!

The Emperor?

So this was a trap set up by you!

You betrayed me, Jodhaa!

No, brother.

That is why you sent the letter.

Don't misunderstand. I have nothing to do with this.

Jodhaa, this rakhi will always stay on my wrist...

...it will be a reminder of your treachery!

Brother!

Your Majesty!

For his treachery against the Mughal Empire...

...arrest the traitor Ni'mat!

No, Your Majesty! Save me, my Empress!

He isn't to be blamed. He was only following my orders.

May I know...

...what was so important...

...that you saw it fit to hide it from your husband...

...and sneak out in the middle of the night to meet a stranger.

Who was he?

The Prince of Ajabgarh?

The Prince of Ajabgarh?

- But... - You have betrayed me!

- Betrayed? - Yes!

Elder Mother had warned me.

It is not me, but Maham Anga, who has betrayed you!

How can she ever betray me? She has nurtured and raised me.

Probably that's the reason, I too have shown her respect.

But the same Maham Anga has tried to keep us apart.

She planted a vile seed of doubt in your mind against me.

- What would you call her, Your Majesty! - Silence!

I will not tolerate a word against Elder Mother.

Just as you will not entertain a word against her...

...I too cannot hear a word against my integrity and honour.

How unfortunate I am!

Just when I had started to find love, trust and happiness...

...why did this have to happen?

Since I am accused of treason, you may as well let me know my punishment.

You will go back to your family!

Since love must be based on trust...

...it would be best...

...that I go.

Prepare the Empress of Hindustan's departure at once!

People may imagine spring is here

Love too, is bewildered

Fragrance upstages the flowers in the garden

Hidden in the veil of nature is a touch of sorrow

The world around us is mellow

Time is slumbering

Lost and forgotten memories fill my heart

What have you done?

You consider him your son, and yet tried to wreck his marriage?

I was only doing my duty.

Duty? I tolerated your misdeeds, you pass off as duty.

I have never interfered.

But enough is enough! This is a limit!

He wasn't the Prince of Ajabgarh...

...but Jodhaa's brother, Sujamal.

What?

What about that letter?

Are you even aware of what was written?

Jodhaa wrote it before she got married, but never sent it.

And Maham Anga used the letter to poison your mind against her.

I can't believe it, Mother!

Elder Mother, is it true?

This is a blatant lie. I have been wrongly accused!

I'm innocent, Empress!

Silence, Maham Anga!

Lower your voice when speaking to my mother!

Answer my question.

Is it true or not?

Salima will answer this question.

Salima!

Speak up, Salima.

Have no fear. Tell us the truth!

Your Majesty, I brought it to respected Maham Anga's notice...

...that the letter was written before marriage...

...but she threatened me and used the letter for her own ends.

O God!

I have made a terrible mistake...

What have I done?

What have I done?

I gave you the status of a mother...

...and you poisoned my mind against Jodhaa?

You have broken my trust in you.

You have erased all the good memories... I had of you!

Is this why I called you 'EIder Mother'?

You have nurtured me all my life.

Only for that, I forgive you!

Nevertheless, from now...

...I will never see your face again.

Bring her back, Jalal!

I don't know...

...how I shall face her.

Admitting a mistake only makes love grow deeper.

I am convinced that Jodhaa will accept.

- Didn't I tell you, he'd come? - I still can't believe it!

Welcome!

It is an honour and a privilege to have you here in Amer.

May this vermilion mark signify a strong bond between Mughals and Rajputs!

No matter what he says, I will not go back.

But are you not going to welcome him?

Now wipe the frown off your face and draw the veil.

Whom do my son-in-law's eyes seek?

We have a custom in Amer.

When a son-in-law visits for the first time...

...he must find his bride among the women of the palace.

If he succeeds, he gets to stay in his wife's chamber.

And if he fails, he has to sleep under the open sky...

...counting the stars!!

Come! Welcome, son-in-law...

So you finally found your Jodhaa!

- Will you come back with me? - No, I'm not going anywhere!

I have come to take you home.

Why do you now refuse?

I will not go back to Agra!

It feels strange being here, alone with you, in this chamber.

It is strange!

But I have a solution...

And what might that be?

This is too harsh a punishment.

Now I cannot see my face...

...reflected in your eyes!

This is unjust!

Jodhaa...

Jodhaa, I have expressed regret.

You can't win me by just expressing regret.

But you will never understand this.

I don't understand?

No, you don't!

You know how to wage war and conquer. But do not know how to rule.

What did you say?

That you have only conquered me...

...but not won my heart yet.

This is unfair. I have fulfilled your every wish...

...I have respected every demand of yours...

...I have carried out my duties as a husband!

If that were true...

...you'd never have sent me away without hearing my side.

But this...

But try and understand that considering the circumstances...

...a misunderstanding was inevitable.

But you should have at least tried to know what really happened.

But the truth is that, you are far removed from reality...

...you do not know how to win hearts.

To do that, you need to look into their minds...

...discover their little pleasures and sorrows.

And win their trust. Be one with their heartbeat!

And the day you will succeed in doing that...

...you will rule my heart!

Forgive me, Jodhaa.

Excellent!

Now, if you defeat me...

...you can gladly stay back in Amer.

And if I win...

...then you will have to return with me.

Raise your sword!

Raise it!

Excellent!

Allah be praised!

Empress of Hindustan...

...do not forget, I am your husband!

Disperse!

O Allah...

There is a saying in Persian:

'Why seek Paradise? It is before me now! '

I will not go back!

Princess!

I won!

This is unfair. Gira interrupted...

Regardless! I won and you lost.

Gira, could you not have waited? You made me lose.

Forgive me. An envoy brings a message for His Majesty.

Ask him to wait.

Forgive her, Jodhaa.

Remember, a moment's distraction can prove fatal in battle and can bring...

'... defeat or death.' I know!

Where did you learn to duel so well?

My brother Sujamal taught me the art!

He has taught you well.

I was lucky to have won.

Now prepare to leave.

I will not go.

Now this goes against your protocol.

Being the Empress of Hindustan, you cannot go back on your word.

I do as I please.

- I will not go! - And now, I won't force you.

Do you know why?

My heart says, you will come on your own accord.

You will come.

Because by then... I would have won your heart!

Your Majesty, why are you doing this?

Roaming in the bazaar without guards is dangerous.

Do not worry. No one will recognize me.

I'm doing it since there's a difference between conquering and ruling!

To win the hearts of people, one must look into their minds.

Another thing... do not address me as 'Your Majesty'.

Then what do I call you?

Call me Jalal.

Where do we start, Mahesh Das?

- Greetings! - Greetings!

Will your eyes only feast or do you even intend to buy anything?

- How much is the grain? - Three coins for a pound.

- The barley? - Two coins for a pound. Shall I pack it?

We'll buy wheat instead.

- Wheat? Two coins for a pound. - Two coins for a pound?!

What can we do? The landowners decide the price.

His prices are sky high.

Looks like you too have dropped from the sky!

You're pockets are empty and you want to buy Agra bazaar?

Take it or leave it!

Insolent fool! Do you know with whom you have an audience?

An audience? Move on!

Let's go. We'll try the next shop.

Move on!

Get your fresh tobacco here!

Silence! Arrest him!!

What's going on there?

Master, forgive me.

- We must go back. - No, wait.

This is what I've come to see.

- This Mughal officer is unjust. - Yes, indeed! Too much atrocity!

But he is a loyal officer of the Mughal Court...

- Are you new here? - Yes.

Another blind man in the land of the blind!

Can't you see how these foreigners behave?

- What foreigners? - These Mughals!

They are all outsiders.

The Emperor's court is full of them.

I have heard that, the Emperor is a very good man.

He is doing a lot for the common man. Why not complain to him directly?

Forget it, Mister! We can only complain to our near ones.

And we do not believe that the Emperor is a Hindustani.

The Mughals or any others, they are all outsiders!

Did you know our Emperor was born in Amarkot...

...in a Hindu Rajput home? And raised here too?

So how can you call him a foreigner? He is as much an Indian as you are.

Really? If he is an Indian then what has he done for the common man?

If this Emperor cares so much then...

...why doesn't he abolish the Pilgrim Tax?

The Pilgrim Tax?

Looks like you're new not only to Agra but to the country!

Don't we all Hindus have to pay Pilgrim Tax when we go on pilgrimage?

It does not worry the rich.

But the common man can't pay such taxes. So we suffer...

...but what's the use? Nobody pays any attention.

Let's go!

Coming here incognito has proved most useful, Your Majesty.

Now we know how people perceive the Mughal rule.

What is this Pilgrim Tax?

When the Hindus go on pilgrimage to pray to their Gods...

...they have to pay a tax to the Mughal Treasury.

Do you also pay this tax?

- Yes, Your Majesty! - So why didn't you object?

This is outrageous. A tax to offer prayers to God?

I never thought about it. This tax has been collected for years.

How do we change this?

To all those present!

I want to make an important announcement -

After much deliberation, I have come to realize...

...that asking Hindus to pay a tax when they go on pilgrimage...

...is akin to weighing God's glory in coins.

Therefore, I have decided that from today...

...the Pilgrim Tax will be abolished forever!

Your Majesty, it is a wonderful thought.

May I be permitted to comment?

You may.

What is this injustice?

Have you forgotten us?

We, too, have worked hard to build the Mughal Empire.

Our sweat has also cemented the bricks to build the Empire.

We are also your advisors. This is an astonishing decision!

Before deciding, why wasn't our counsel taken?

I felt no need, respected Saadir Adaasi!

Imposing or abolishing a tax is a ruler's decision. The throne decides.

I'm not taking any step against Islam.

It is an administrative decision. Not a religious one!

If that be so...

...then could the Finance Minister...

...Todarmalji kindly explain the impact on the Royal Treasury?

Your Majesty, this decision will definitely impact the Royal Treasury.

The Royal Treasury!

I'd like to know what is this Royal Treasury?

What is this Treasury?

We, Mughals, are not like the other invaders...

...who plunder and loot Hindustan of its riches...

...and fill the coffers.

This is my country.

And I will not allow anyone to ravage it!

I want my people to know...

...that regardless of their religion, I will embrace them.

A coin rings out only when it falls, not when picked up.

I request you not to be emotional and make unwise decisions.

Ever since I was a child...

...others have made decisions for me.

I've always been told what must be done.

I want to be free now...

...and do as I see fit!

Todarmalji!

Let it be known...

...that from today, the Pilgrim Tax is forever abolished!

Let the order be carried out!

Long live!

O great and magnificent Emperor

O great and magnificent Emperor

Ruler of Royal Decree

May your life be everlasting

Words alone cannot praise you You are the cornerstone of Hindustan

Hindustan is your life And you are the life of Hindustan

We welcome you in our hearts!

Kingdom of Virat's salutation!

O great and magnificent Emperor

Ruler of Royal Decree

May your life be everlasting

Words alone cannot praise you

You are the cornerstone of Hindustan

Hindustan is your life

And you are the life of Hindustan!

We welcome you in our hearts

The kingdom of Shimalgarh's salutation!

In every town

In every courtyard

Love abounds

In every heart

Our victory...

... lies in the Emperor

A wind of peace...

... blows across the land

We welcome you in our hearts

O great and magnificent Emperor Ruler of Royal Decree

Empress of Hindustan, Jodhaabai has arrived in Diwaan-E-Aam!

I am overwhelmed with happiness to see you here.

I had to come.

After all, you have won my heart!

Your Majesty...

...today your people have wholly accepted you in their hearts.

And hence, your subjects, most humbly...

...wish to bestow on you...

...the title of... 'Akbar'!

Jalaluddin Mohammad 'Akbar'!

The title pleases me very much.

I accept it with gratitude.

- Jalaluddin Mohammad Akbar! - Long live!

Akbar!

Every heart bears witness to our Emperor's generosity

Wherever he treads, he showers gold on his path

We welcome you in our hearts

Your religion is love

You rule many hearts

No praise can describe you

You are the confluence of all traditions

We welcome you in our hearts

O great and magnificent Emperor!

The Emperor has been struck by an arrow!

There he is!

Allow His Majesty to rest. We will keep you informed of his progress.

'I am very pleased. No praise will do justice to your work.'

'Delhi is within our reach now. Saadir Adaasi'

The arrow's poison is spreading.

His temperature isn't coming down.

Who could have attempted to kill Jalaluddin?

- Never mind! My concern is Rajputana. - Meaning?

If Jalaluddin survives...

...the Mughal army will spare no one.

And if he dies...

...the Afghans and Uzbeks won't let this opportunity slip by.

That's so true, Ranaji.

It will be wise to ignore the needs of others...

...and safeguard our own provinces.

Sujamal...

...we would've helped you...

...but circumstances have changed.

And anyway, your struggle is no more political...

...it has become a family feud.

You must work alone to regain your share of Amer's throne!

We can only offer you our best wishes, nothing more!

Jodhaa, his condition is worsening.

O Lord Krishna...

The Emperor has regained consciousness!

May His Majesty live long!

May God give you a long life!

- Please rest. - The Emperor is well again.

The Emperor is well again? The Emperor is well again!

Jalal, countless thanks to Allah for giving you a new life.

Mother...

Don't strain, son. You need rest.

Turn the nib and draw a thicker line...

Why did you call me here?

I will show you why. Disperse!

Please be seated.

I have made something special for you.

I'm learning calligraphy.

These are the first words I have learnt to write.

Allah be praised. It is beautiful!

This calligraphy... this writing...

...whatever is written, is beautiful.

Since its your writing, why don't you read it aloud.

No, you must read it yourself.

There's something you must know, Jodhaa.

The truth is...

...I cannot read or write!

The battlefield never allowed me to learn, how to read or write.

So now will you read it?

You won't agree this way.

It's an order!

Read it!

A wife does not take her husband's name.

Look into my eyes and say it.

Jalaluddin Mohammed Akbar.

I want to ask you something...

Please do...

Not here. Come with me.

What was it that you wanted to ask?

I am waiting for the right moment...

Do you love me?

Yes, I do.

And you?

I love you deeply!

In the folds of these moments

Is a relationship so pure

Like a prayer of love the angels recite

The earth is silent The sky is perplexed

There is light shining from earth to sky

Songs fill the stillness. There is beauty in your every gesture

There is love floating in the air

What love is this?

What dream is this?

What flood of feeling is this?

The days have changed. And nights too. The meaning of life has changed

In the folds of these moments...

What has time done to me? Changed my very being

You have won me I found you

Melting like two gentle melodies

A rhythm, not slow, not fast

In the flame of fire

Our bodies and souls burn in the flame of love

In my garden of dreams

Spring came only because of you

The flowers had my colours

But their fragrance has come from you

What desire and emotion is this?

Why is the heart so restless? Why is the heart so impatient?

The days have changed. And nights too. The meaning of life has changed

In the folds of these moments...

We missed our last chance. That incompetent marksman!

- You mean? - Yes! It was I, who sent the assassin.

Be gone! Our efforts have gone waste.

I'm glad my sister is not widowed.

Sujamal! What's with you? You don't even know whose side you are on.

Greed has blinded you!

I want my rightful share of Amer! You don't know which side to take!

The Emperor is your brother-in-law, Sharifuddin Hussain.

Personal relations cannot interfere with my goals.

You will soon discover I am on your side...

...I want to see you on Amer's throne...

...and you will see me on Delhi's throne. Our pact is firm!

We have only one option now.

Attack Amer at once! We won't get a better opportunity.

Are you with me?

Yes.

Sharifuddin Hussain!

Jalal knows you were behind the assassination attempt.

He is furious. Soldiers are coming for us!

Have no fear, Saadir Adaasi Sahib.

Before Agra, we must seize Amer!

Amer?

Will Sujamal help you once he is crowned?

Once Amer is in our hands, we will finish Sujamal.

Sharifuddin has planned an attack on Amer.

With Sujamal taking on his side.

End this conflict and give Sujamal his rightful share.

Have no fear!

Yes.

Now about Sharifuddin...

...he must be stopped in Merta, before he reaches Amer.

Banu?

Time is scarce. My husband can kill Sujamal anytime.

Jodhaa, stop this battle!

Or else three families will drown in their own blood.

We have to go!

The battlefield is dangerous. Do not go!

Todarmalji, my mind is made up. I must go. Do not worry.

Halt!

Your Majesty, dust is rising on the northern horizon...

How far are they?

About three miles.

Two miles...

He has arrived too soon.

One mile!

Halt!

Your Majesty, the archers await your command.

No!

I want peace, not war.

Chughtai Khan! Raise the peace flag!

Pardon me, Your Majesty...

...Sharifuddin will misunderstand. He might assume we are weak.

That's precisely what I want.

He must get the wrong idea and commit a mistake.

I understood. Raise the peace flag!

I knew Jalaluddin would want to negotiate.

- Manjum Khan! - Yes, Your Majesty.

Raise our flag in acceptance.

And set camp here!

Allah, protect us!

He deliberately did not use elephants.

Because they would have slowed down his pace.

Their army has much food. They can survive a long time.

They can extend the battle longer than us.

Many of our soldiers have been misguided to join Sharifuddin's army.

We have to bring them back!

A great battle is won without shedding a single drop of blood.

- Is everything ready? - Yes, Your Majesty.

Make no mistake.

You will infiltrate the Emperor's army and find a way into his tent...

...and at the opportune moment, kill the Emperor!

Also, Jalaluddin has told Bharmal...

...to grant Sujamal his rights to Amer's throne.

Make sure Sujamal learns nothing of this.

Once we get rid of the Emperor, Sujamal comes next.

Don't ask questions!

We are withdrawing our support of Sharifuddin.

As you command.

Take our men and fight alongside Jalaluddin's army.

Hurry! There is very little time.

As you command...

What is the meaning of this?

- Kumbhaa? - What happened? Surprised?

Wasn't he the one you sent to warn Jalaluddin?

Yes. Because I wanted to stop you.

If you're a true warrior, then fight Jalaluddin on the battlefield.

Not by conspiracy!

Not by conspiracy?

When you asked me to help overthrow King Bharmal...

...wasn't that a conspiracy?

Where was your loyalty then?

On your guard!

Horsemen approaching!

It's Sujamal!

Sujamal!

Warn the Emperor!

Bhagwan Das, pull out the arrows!

Is this Sujamal?

Yes, Your Majesty.

Sharifuddin has sent an assassin disguised as a Royal Guard to kill you.

Take him away!

Thank you, Uncle. I am grateful to you.

You agreed to offer me my share...

I made a mistake... in judging you

O Allah!

Jodhaa will be distraught!

She betrayed me!

No, Sujamal. You are mistaken.

It was I, who mistrusted her, and wanted you arrested.

- Jodhaa is not at fault. - What?

Jodhaa, I misunderstood you and doubted your integrity...

...forgive me...

Don't say that!

I misunderstood you...

...I hurt your honour...

No, brother!

May you stay forever happy!

You are... a great man!

I was wrong... to have not understood you.

What you have done for Jodhaa...

...will make future generations honour and respect you...

Banu...

...Sharifuddin is a rebel.

He has committed treason against me.

The only punishment for such a man is death.

Justice demands that I kill him.

I don't know if he is right or wrong.

But the need of the hour is...

...to let your spirit of forgiveness guide your decision.

O Allah, what must I do?

First Adham and now Sharifuddin...

...why do my close ones have to fall under the shadow of my sword?

I expected this behaviour from you...

...but it is your misfortune that I survived.

I could have made you Governor of other provinces besides Ajmer.

Rebellion results in only one thing... and that is bloodshed.

Didn't you think of 'bloodshed' when you mercilessly killed Adham Khan?

That was a different matter, Sharifuddin.

How unfair!

You can't state the 'rules of the game' and make the moves too.

This time I decide the rules.

I am listening.

If you want, we can prevent bloodshed.

And how is that?

Fight me!

In an arm-to-arm combat.

If I win, then Hindustan will be mine.

And if I lose, I will leave this country forever!

I accept!

This is no way to crush a revolt. Why did you accept?

To prevent bloodshed.

Forgive me, Your Majesty, you forget Sharifuddin is fierce and vicious.

I'm aware of that.

He is a strong man.

But I won't let Hindustan fall in the wrong hands!

Sharifuddin!

If you were not my brother-in-law...

...this spear would have gone through you!

Only for my sister's sake...

...I forgive you!

I am taking back your provinces from you.

You will not be allowed to take any administrative decisions from now on.

As you command.

And all your life... you will remain loyal to me!

Yes, Your Majesty!

- Emperor Jalaluddin Mohammad Akbar! - Long live!

Respected Saadir Adaasi Sahib...

...the happiness of life...

...cannot be divided on religious grounds.

I am a follower of Islam... a Muslim!

And yet, I bow my head, in respect for every religion.

The people of my Empire are free...

...to worship and practice their religions.

But it is a shame you failed to understand me.

Now it is my wish.

You dedicate your life to Allah and travel to Holy Mecca!

Now I request the Rajput Empress of Hindustan...

...to join me here.

To all present and the Mughal empire, I say this for the last time -

Queen Jodhaa is a Hindu Rajput.

She is my wife.

And the Empress of Hindustan!

Any act against her, is an act against the Mughal empire.

Let one more thing be known to one and all!

Respect and tolerance of every religion...

...will make the future of Hindustan glorious!

So be it!

Anything else for the day, Chughtai Khan?

Only a prayer for your good health.

This was the story of Jodhaa Akbar.

Their love story is not a part of folklore.

Nor is their love ever discussed.

Perhaps, it is because... history never gave them any importance.

But the truth is...

... that Jodhaa and Akbar, together...

... silently...

... made history!